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. ?y... Intelligencef NEW SERIES, VOL. 1, NO. ?. W??kly. l?tobU??e* 18?; Dal?* Jan. 18, !'./.<. _'_ ?_._ _ ANDERSON, S. C., MORNING, MA\32, 1914. PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR, ALLIES AGAIN BEGIN ATTACK ? RUSSIAN AVIATORS DAMAGE GERMAN TRENCHES AND BOATS ON VISTULA GERMANS CONTINUE ASSAULT ON YPRES No Explanation Given For Sus pending England-Holland Shipping. LONDON. April 23.-Tk? Urllish forces, despite Hie repeated Orman rushes; have held hill number tiO. near Ypres. The fighting in that lo cal Hy today shows signa of develop ing along a wide front with increasing Intensity, even rivalling tue berman attempts to hrcuk through thc brit ish lines lust fall. While there has been a lull In the (?crinan counter attacks, nuoroing to (he British official report today, lt s assumed that both sden gre beag strongly renforced. Tho tone of Ufe Brtlsh communcatlon indlcatee that the issue has not yet boen tinnily decided. The eily of YproB, WIIOBO hlBtoric structures were shattered by the Ger man propectllcs last October, is again tho target of heavy shells. Soven toi-n-inch missiles arc now being UBed. Unless the civilian population has fled or has taken to thc cellars the losses among its people muHt bc heavy. The assault on thc Dardanelles has been resumed, although it la not ap parent whether tho aillos' forces are ready to begin tho expected general attack. Four British warships entered the straits ycBterirffy and bombard0:1 the Turkish forts, which also were subjected to an indirect flro across the peninsula from the gulf of Saros The result of thc fighting was not dis closed. The bombardment of thc Turkish fortifications at Smyrna in Asia .Minor also is believed to have been resumed. Nothing indicates, however, that a move has been made toward an attack by the forc?s which wrc landed at thc Gulf of Saros. such as ls expected to accompany the next effort on a ?argo acale to win thc Dar danelles. Although Great ;,rtaln ls silent, Germany ls apparently expect ing extensive land operations near the Dardanelles. / A Petrogad dispatch says that Rus sian aviators inflicted considerable daiuage on the German positions at aevcral. points. Bombs wore dropped on Flock and Al ia wa. In Russian Po land. Several German boats on the Vistula river wero struck. The Gor man trenches wore damaged. There Is no official explanation forthcoming of the stoppage of traffic between England and Holland. One tboory is that it ls a stroke al spies: another, that an area ls being cleared for naval action. Tho lattor explana tion seeius incompleto as tho vessels from Scandinavian ports arc ?not held up. x LONDON. April 2:}.-Europe, ia hlglily expectant. A big hattie ls 'de veloping near Ypres, there's a pros pective naval engagement lu thc North Sea. and preparations for a naval and military attack on tho Dardanelles or some other spot in Turkey. Official' reports confirm rumors of a s e vc re battle- near Ypres. Tho re ports are conflicting. Tho result of preliminary fighting ls unknown. Apparently the Gormans, following their Ipa* of Hilt Sixty and fallare to regain* it, have begun an offensive from the northeast before Yprl.i. and also against the belgians further wc3t. Thc Germans claim IQ have driven the allies to Ypres Cana!, tak ing many prisoners and guns. Tho French say the allies' counter at tacks succeeded.. abd that the Bel* glans repulsed -the Germans. The '(C?NT?N??D'ON^PAOE^SIX.) ~ TEAGUE AGA? COMMANDER t REED HEADS COLUMBIA. April 211.-Major Gen eral B. H. Teague of Aiken waa re elected the commander of tbs South Carolina division of the U. C. V. at the meeting this morning. H. H. Newton of Bennettsvllle was elected commander of the first brigade and C. A. Reed of Anderson was reelected commander of the second brigade. The selection of tho next place of meeting waa left with General Teague.. The annual reunion was brought to a close thia afternoon with a great parade. TWENTY LIVES LPSTJMSTORM ELECTRICAL STORM SWEPT TEXAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA AUSTIN SUFFERED HEAVIEST LOSS River Channel Moves Two Miles Oil Wells Fired-Train Ser vice Stopped. DALLAH. Texas, April 23,- Kiglli parsons were known to he dead In day as a result of the rain, electrical and wind storm which was ?ene *al over practically all of Texas ?ind the eastern oortion of Oklahoma yester day and lust night. Thousands of dol lars worth of property damage was done. Wire and rail eommunieation was disarranged, six of the eight dead ure negroes. Tho storm was especially sever tn Austin. Texas. Thc city was in dark ness last night. A rescue squud was hnsv all nlgnt taking the endangered persons to higher ground us a re sult of the Hooting of Water Creek. Oil tanks were set on fire by lightning at several places. In Okla homa Che Canadian river al Chickasha cut a new channel two miles from thc old bed. Ten passenger trains were marooned there. DALLAS, Texas. April 23. -Twen ty persons, perhaps more, met death last night in thc ruin, electrical and wind storm, which was general ovur nearly all of Texas and eastern Okla homa. Austin felt the brunt of the storm which, in places, reached cyclonic proportions. The death toll there is expected to be at least 15. ?<ie property damage is estimated as large. Burning oil tanks alone re sulted In the loss of approximately $200.000. NEGRO CHARGED WITH ASSAULT ITT UR El? Al BLYTHEWOOD WINNSBORO. April 23.-Following two days of almost continuous pur suit, Juins Smith, the negro who on last Tuesday is alleged to have as saulted a farmer's wife of Fairfield County, was arrested Thursday at noon near tho outskirts of Blythe wood, a small town fifteen nitles north of Columbia, by Cherin* A. D. Hood, assisted by two rural police men, and spirited away tp thc State penitentiary for safe-keeping. VILLA PiW? FOR ANOTHER ATTACK Concentrating Forces at Aguas Calientes-Needs Ammu nition For Artillery. WASHINGTON, April 2*3.- Villa ts continuing his efforts to concentrate troops at Aguas Callentes for another attack .on Obrcgon's army, according to novices to tho state department to day. Obregon Is reported to be ad vancing northward from Irahuato. It is said Villa ls short of ammunition, especially for artillery. No oflicia! 1 estimate of Obreg?n's losses :n Celeya has been received. Villa is reported to have lost six thousand men. Obrc gon's losses are believed to bc much I loss. . The state department today stated lt was recocted In Vera Cruz that Guadalajara has been occupied by | constitutionalists, Obregon is advanc ing northward, forces going to the front from Vera Cru?. The railroad ls open from Vera Cruz to Pa?huca. Vera Cruz reporto say the constitu tionalists at Nuatusco have Joined Zapata. Eagle Pass advices say there is pas senger traffic to Monterey, Saltillo and Torreon via Pledrasnegras. ' IT NAMED STATE U. C. V. { 2nd. BRIGADE t The annual ball will be a dance at 4'.<e Jefferson hotel tonight. The veterans -took up a large part of the session this morning with a discussion of the pension money and i finally adopted1 a r?solution to name j a committee to look after the pass age by the senate of the Smith, bill, I removing the property -qualification j on pensioners and letting alt Con-! federate soldiers and widows of soldiers share in the pensions. Sev eral rapped the Stat? for "parsimony" in the amount of pension appropri ated. * i Towns Attacha ? Cern?an aeroplanes reaching over towns along the Thames river in broad day light have so frightened tho British people that special night watchmen haye been sent all over London to watch for their approach. If they conic in the night every light in the city will he put out. Guns have been mounted, and every prep JURY TRIAL FOR THAW ON QUESTION OF SANITY DECISION RENDERED THIS MORNING BY JUSTICE HENDRICKS CONSPIRACY FOILED Plans Said To Have Been Laid To Take Thaw Out of SUte. NSW YORK. April SS.-Harry Thaw has finally succeeded in bring ing Che quotion o? his sanity before a Jury after many attempts. Tho su preme court of New Yo;,k today grant ed the application for a jury trial made in his habeas corpus writ. Thc trial date is May 17th. Justice Hendrick made lt clear thnt a jury is called to aid tho court by advice. The Jury's finding won't be binding if the court is sntl.sflcd it isn't in accordance with thc evidence. The justice said thc court could dis regard thc Jury's decision and render Us own. Thaw was radiant when he heard the verdict. His first thougla was of his mother, who waa not present. Thaw was remanded to the tombs un til the trial. It is believed thc trial won't last more than u week. There won't be an array of expert witnesses as at his first trial. \'EW YORK. April 23.-Tho ches ton of tho sanity of Harry K. Thaw will be determined bv a Jury. Su preme Court Justice Hendricks In lils decision today granted the nppllcatlon for trial mude by Thaw's attorneys in a writ of habeas corpus. Thaw was in court when the de cision W'PS announced. His face im mediately lighted up with pleasure. He was kept busy_nearly half an hour -Oinking hands and receiving explana tions before ho was taken back to thc Tombs. "It will be good news to mother." Thaw told thc newspaper men. .'That's all I want to sav for publica tion." The question which Hendricks had to decide waa whether the court had the power t? grant a jury trial. He held- that the jury was called in "to assist thc court" by their advice" and that tts findings would not be binding If the court was satisfied it wau not in accordance with thc evidence and with justice. Thc tris) ls set for May 17th. Conspiracy rneovered. NF.W YOF.'K. April 23.-Sheriff Grlgenhagen said today that he had taken every precaution to frustrnte taken every precaution to frustrate the alleged plot to take? Harry K. Thaw out of , Sew York State which was rovealed last night in Norfolk, Va. Without accusing Thaw or any of bis intimates tho party who reported ehe plan to the local( authorities said that he had reason' to believe thc' plana had been laid to take Thaw from his guard on the way to court and hurry him to the first train for Virginia. According to the sheriff the plan waa first revealed by a letter, written to Assistant District Attorney Fred erick J. G roe h m here by I oula Wein rop or Norfolk. The text of letter said thai Weinrop was offered II,* OOO. all expenses, automobiles and two men to be paid by him for taking I In Raid By G \ ute "V ^--^-^^jf^^^y i FOLKES 11 ' 1 1 11 11 1 " .v* ' I ural ion known 1 ;i tho present ?lay against Buch an attack is said to have j been ordered at a special meeting of tile cabinet The raids Frid ty. April 116. did very little damage, lint they caused excitement. The map shows tito emir so of ibo aeroplanes and thc towns near which they dropped explosives. They were sighted ut Deal, on the coast. About noon they appeared over Heim- Hay. MAKEAPPLICATION M np mmm CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WORK?NG IN INTEREST OF GRAIN ELEVATOR UNLOAD GRAIN HERE In Order That GuwtsvMay... Bo Treated and Re-Shipped at Low Rates. Application has been filed by the Trafiie t'onitnittce of the chamber nf '.ioinmtrce with thc Interstate Com merce! Commission, at Washington, to have instituted an arrangement on Train shipments from the middle wef t In hulk carloads, to cities in the lower southeast, by which such bulk ship ments may be stopped in Anderson and the shipment reconverted here before proceeding on to it3 destina tion. The application o? the Trafflcc Com mitteo has been placed before the In terstate Commerce Commission through B. J. White, commissioner ot the bureau of markets. United States Department of Agriculture. The granting of this Petition would mean a great thing for Anderson. In all probability. The granting of the petition would mean that a car of grain could be purchased in the mid dle west for delivery at some city of the southeastern States, at a through freight rate charge, and this car rout ed by Anderson, whero it would bo stopped, the contents unloaded ;*..d reconverted-that is, ground into meal, hominy, otc,-and nhipped on to Its destination on the original freight rate. Such an arrangement, it ls stated, would enable thc grain elevator now being bull? here and tho corn and flour mill which is already In opera tion to do a business of this kind very profitably. EUROPEAN GOMMENT ON WILSON'S SPEECH Commend Stand On Neutrality As Expressed By Presi dent. WASHINGTON, April ^v-The Eu ropean comment on, President Wil son's neutrality speech before the As Bocated Press In New Yorit Tuesday s being noted with Interest by the president's closest advisors and friends, who say that he expected to hear Conflicting opinions. The pesldent's' principal * idea In the speech, they said today, was to show that the Cn I ted. States stands ready to help either side, or both to recover after the European war. Any Interpretation that the president has given up hope that the United States will ev?ntally secure pt*, ce waa declared by his -friends to be without foundation. _. Thaw away. The writer tald that he refused the offer '.?cause the man who made the offer und who he said he knew as a detective refused to give htm t?0 in advance, only offer ing to pay his car fare to New York. er man Aviators and thcj wont nu to Canterbury, about fifty milos from Loudon. With in a few minutos they were reported over Canterbury, closer to the capital, and very soon afterward they ap peared over Faversham and then over Sittingboumo, not more than thirty miles away, dropping bombs on i ach town. So far as known the damage done hy the bombs was nCE Jiglble^_._ FOR 6IT?_P0SSIBLE PROPOSITION OF PUTTING IN BID FOR ONF. TO BE CONSIDERED SECOND REGIMENT National #Guard of South Caro? lina Could Be Induced To Hold Maneuvers Here. The advisability of the city of An derson putting in a bid for Ino en campment herc this summer of tho Second Regiment of the National Guard of Sun Iii Caroling is a matter which will be taken up by the on? lertainmpnt committee of the chamber of commerce in the near futuro. That ll is possible for Anderson to get ?tie encampment, there soetna to-be no doubt, according to a communication received from the captain of one of the companies composing the Charlea* ton battalion of thc See<;id Regi ment. A Communication received from thia ollicer st.tied that a number of tho Charleston militiamen had express ed a desire to have the encampment of tho Second Uegimeiil In Ander son. Tho writer added that so far only ono city had put in a hid for the encampment, ar.d that was Charles ton . Tho officer suggested Ciatl lr Andersen cared lo put in a ..ri for tho encampment au application be placed with the adjutant general at ance. Just what kind of an offer 'Ander son would have to put ?P to secure tho encampment, ls not known, hut lt ls presumed that a fund of several hundred dollars would havo to be rais ed, a camping site provided end oth er Inducements held out. Whether Anderson cares for tho encampment of the regiment to the extent of of fering Midi intluceninnto -s a matte*1 which will probably he definitely de? elded by tho entertainment commit tee of tho thuMbcr of commerce! iou lt ls not likely that any other agency would be Interested In the proposition. DIXIE HIGHWAY COMMITTEE MEETS To Act on Formation of Famous Highway on May 10th. at Louisville. I.oriSVILMi. April 2.Y:--The Plxlo Highway Commissioners today adopt ed a resolution calling for a meeting of the highway commissioners at Chattanooga. May 20th. when the loca tion of the highway from Chicago to Miami. Fla., will be decided. Clari: Howell was elected Die commission er's permanent chairman and W. VY. Marr, an Illinois road commissioner, was elected secretary. Advocates o'. various routes were directed to sub mit tne form ! lon of favored .ou tes hy Mar 10. A committee from the Dixie Highway Association ls in full accord willi the movement. Wilson Cant Attend. WASHINGTON. April 22-It vas announced at the White House to night that President Wileen would be unable to attend the Southern Com mercial congress at Muskogee, Okla., oext week. % SAYS BARNES WAS TWO-FACED SAYS HE TRIED TO HELP "DR. JEKYLL" TEMPERAMENT ABSORD "MR. HYDE" ADMITS THAT HE CONSULTED BARNES On Question of Appointments While He Was Governor of New York. SYRACUSE, April Theodore Roosevelt described relations with William liarnos nm! gave his ideas ahout millions of dollars in cam imign fumh; during the second day's uross-examination lu barnes' ?ult for $50,000 for alleged llbol. He mention ed the famou half million dollar con tribution b; rhoina's Fortune Wyan to Alton H. Parker's presidential campaign. He swot-.- he had never soon a list of names of persons con tributing to his own three million dollar presidential campaign fund. Tho colonel Identified many initials >n the list aa those of men allied willi the country's most powerful fi nancial, business Interests. He de ?l?rcd he beliovod a man contributing i half million to aid a presidential candidate la prompted hy the same .?piril that would cause him to ?Ive a sh ur ch a ?dniilar amount. ;Such con tributors don't hope for reward in ?nc ease more than in the other. He declared he would hdvja been surpris ed If big business men hadn't con tributed t<? the Republican campaign fund of 1904, He professed astonish ment that the Standard Oil heads Contributed. He yald he had ordered tho refusal "f their contributions. .SYU.U'USE. X. Y.. April 2?!.-Theo dore Roosevelt, testifying tm his cross examination herc todby in the trial o? Wllllsm Barnes' suit for $."?0.009 from him for alleged libel, said that he regarded Barnes as "a sort of Doc tor Jekyll und Mr. Hyde, who like other politicians, has lils good sides as well as bad sides." The colonel did not. as suggested by William Ivins, his eros?, examiner, fry to sever tho ligaments between 'These iSlamese twins of polltler," but endeavored to have the "Dr. Jekyll" in them absorb the ".Mr. Hyde." It wm Roosevelt's fourth c"ay upon the witness stand. He seemed as fresh as on the first day. The colo nel admitted that he had complied with many suggestions made to him by Barnes in regard to filling officer while he wns governor of New York. The cross examination revolved about the polltlc.il activities at Albany, while Roosevelt was head of the State government. The witness was questioned closely about bis relations willi certain measures before the State legislature at thc time and to certain legislators. Various letters that passed between Rimes and Roosevelt In ' 1898, 189? .and 1900 were read. In them were ' many mentions of appointments to State ofllces. Barnes expressing his approval or disapproval of this and .l^ut candidate. In one, Roosevelt said lt would give bit > "great pleas ure" ?o seo Barnes about certain ap I poi ii tue-ii is. TO AID EXPORTS TO SWITZERLAND W^'.HINGTON, April 23.-Soere I tory Bryan announced tonight Hist the ('tilted States has undertaken to telicve importers of American cotton and other non-contrahan** commodl- i lien in Switzerland from thc rigors of the allies blockade. The action is In response to the note recently present ? ed by the Swiss minister. Ilurdware .Hen Adjourn. NSW ORLEANS, A:?ril - 23.-The Southern Hardware Jobbers associa tion ro-olectcd officers, selected Bir mingham as the next mooting pince ?nd adjourned their convention to day. F^DE^AL LEAC ENTER ORGAi WOULD ENI CHICAGO, April 2?.-Peace nego tlons between tho Federal league and organised baseball are In progress here, according to several published reports. The persons who sre named as being directly Involved in the ne gotiations, however, refuse to talk. Tho Chicago Herald today Bays that H. B. Johnson, the president of the American league. Phil Ball, the owner ot Oie st. Louis Federals, Robt. L. Hendges, the owner of the St. Louis Americans, and Geo. H. Williams ot St. Louis, one of the attorneys' of MRS. M. LESSER PASSER AWAY PROBABLY SECOND OLDEST PERSON IN POINT OF RESIDENCE REMAINS WILL BE BURIED TOMRROW In Jewish Cemetery in Columbia Beside Remains of Her Hus band-A Sketch. Mrs. Martha Lesser, with probably hui one exception a resident of Au dersoi) for more years than any oilier person of the present time, is dead. lu the twilight of yesterday death came like 'a benediction to her long life of near 90 years, and claimed one wlio for some 60 years had been au esteemed figuro In thh> community and for something like a half cen tury a resident of the house In which' she passed away. Such cases are rare, mid aside from the loss ta tile community of one who wss a stable llgure of society, thero ia regret that another of these older residents, who formed the vanguard of civilisation when this thriving city was but a se cluded hamlet, lias gone from earth. Somewhat Unexpected. Not until comparatively a ?hort while before she died did any one have any other thought but that Mrs. Lesser would live yet some time. Sha had been ill for the past several day.?, hut had gone through a period of im provement and was believed to be on the road to recovery. A'rather sud den turn for the worse carno, howovor. and thereafter she sank rapidly. Up until n few minutes of tho end ber mind ..as clear and she recognised all those who had gathered about bor bedside. She would have spoken to one of her sons but a short whilo be t?re death, but Ute power of speech had become impaired. Surrounded by lier sane-and daughters, grandchild dr'en and great-grandchildren, this typical "Mother in Iarea!," Wno had gone through life deeply beloved by her people and profoundly, respected hy the community of which ahe had been a part for three acore years and more passed Into enternity. Hurlai at Columbia. Today being the Sabbath with tba Jewish people, Mrs. Lessor's romains will bc interred tomorrow. Tho burial will take place in the Jewish ceme tery at Columbia, beside the romaine of her husband who preceded her tn thu grave over a score of years ago. and who. were he now living, would bc past 110 years of ago. Tho fun eral services will be hold in Colum bia N Mrs. Lessor was a native ot Phclo na. Germany, and came to thc United States of America many years ago. She and Mr. Michael Lesser, to whom she was married In New York city, came from the same place. Early lu their life Mr. and Mrs. Lesser came to Greenville, where Mr. Lessor waa in business for some timo. From there they came to Anderson. They continuer* io reside In Anderson? Mr. Lesser conducting a very successful business here for a great many years. Surviving Children. Mrs. Lesser had lived in the house in which she died No. 221 East River street, for some 50 years. She wa." thc mother pf ll children, seven ot whom survive. These are: Mrs. C\\ Un Geisberg, Mr. Abraham Lesser Miss Annie Lesser, Mrs. Josephine Scligman. Mr. William Lesser. Mr. Sar-uel Lesser and Mr. Solomon Lea H* - She ts survived also by some il grandchildren and 7 great-grandchil dren. AH of ttie relatives, wtth the ex ception of one grand-dau?rhtor, who resides at Athens, Ga., are here. The absent relative waa telegraphed for yesterday, and ta expected to ar rive In Anderson today. Wilsen Can't Attend. WASHINGTON, April '?X- It waa announced at th White House last night that President Wilson would be unable to attend the Southern Commercial congress at Muskogee. Okla., next week. WE MAT mZED RANKS; ) HARD FIGHT organised baseball, met and, discussed peace terms yesterday. James A. Gilmore, the preeidont of the Federal league, ts said tx? have held a lon? distance telephone con ference with various Federal ofOciala It was said that certain of the club owners in the Federal league had been offered clubs in the National and that thero would be aa amalgama tion in at least rive citlea which uaw have Federal and organised baseball. Gilmore is quoted a? Baying that there should have been peace In baseball a long time ago.